Let's Get Rocked. Again!

Just last week, I mentioned that I'm a fan of "hair bands" such as Poison, Motley Crue, Cinderella, etc. While you may not consider Def Leppard a true hair band, I rank them right up there with these other bands as far as being a favorite of mine. I came across a headline today that says the band is working on an all-new album.

"A lot of the songs are anthemic sounding," Elliott added. "I wouldn't say they could have been on (previous blockbusters) 'Pyromania' or 'Hysteria' but they're in the vein. Sonically, it's a little more like (AC/DC's) 'Back in Black' than, say, 'Hysteria.' It's more driving. The songs we've got so far are leaning that way."

("Elliot" refers to Joe Elliot, the band's frontman.)

You mix Def Leppard with a little AC/DC flavor, and it sounds to me like they have a recipe for success. Time will tell. Their last original CD was "X" back in 2002. That was obviously a forgettable CD since I didn't think I have it, but I just checked my music library on my PC and discovered I do in fact have it. I'm playing some of the songs as I write this and "X" wasn't a bad CD. I just don't really remember any of the songs except for one called "Torn To Shreds". (Here's a video on YouTube that someone made with this song and footage from the movie "Vanilla Sky" if you'd like to hear what Def Leppard's most recent original music sounded like.)

If the band is looking to return to its early days, I'd like to suggest that they try to pry Robert John "Mutt" Lange away from his wife (Shania Twain) and see if he'd be interested in producing their new album. He is the man responsible for producing the band's "High 'N' Dry", "Pyromania" and "Hysteria" albums, and they are among the band's most successful albums.

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